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A Dog Named Bongo
Meet Bongo. He’s a small dog that lives with his 36-year-old owner named Lucille. There’s nothing really special about Bongo other than his ability to bark all the time.
As you can see, he’s a small dog and everyone knows small dogs have this vocal ability to annoy the shit out of anyone bigger than them. Bongo will bark at anything that has legs. He even barks Lucille while she’s sleeping.
Lucille is so used to his excessive barking that it doesn’t bother her. There’s nothing she can do about it. She loves Bongo too much.
He barks all day in the house, out of the house, in her dreams, and in her car. Even when she’s running errands, she can hear him barking 30 miles away.
One time, Bongo barked for 24 hours straight. He ate his meals, drank his water, and had his little playtime. His vet says he is the picture of health. There’s nothing wrong with him. He just barks a lot.
Lucille visited every behavioral specialist in the world. None of them could tackle Bongo’s barking. Lucille doesn’t really see his barking as a problem. She sees it as more of a quirk.
Lucille lives in the middle of nowhere as Bongo makes it impossible to live in a normal residential area. The neighbor noise complaints…